Kevin Jarnot is a technologist who lives just South of Boston, MA. He is currently employed as Chief Technology Officer at DebtX, a financial services technology company based in Boston.
“Mr. Macintosh is a mysterious little man who lives inside each Macintosh computer,” Jobs reportedly said. “He pops up every once and a while, when you least expect it, and then winks at you and disappears again. It will be so quick that you won’t be sure if you saw him or not. We’ll plant references in the manuals to the legend of Mr. Macintosh, and no one will know if he’s real or not.”
Practically trembling with excitement, Steve Jobs continued to imagine all the weird, funny ways in which users would interact with Mr. Macintosh.
“One out of every thousand or two times that you pull down a menu, instead of the normal commands, you’ll get Mr. Macintosh, leaning against the wall of the menu,” Steve exclaimed. “He’ll wave at you, then quickly disappear. You’ll try to get him to come back, but you won’t be able to!”
What Jobs imagined was the digital equivalent of the Lilliputian orchestras that live inside the stereo which imaginative parents tell their children make every radio work. But instead of just joking about it, Jobs actually wanted to make it happen. Inspired by the revolutionary graphic user interface created by Xerox PARC, Apple had spent the last three years building a computer that would change the world, and here Jobs was, talking about programming an 8-bit version of the Teeny Little Super Guy right into the core of the operating system.
Overall, my first week went well. High points include:
Weight descended from 183.8 down to 181.8 M-Th
Abstained from alcohol on all weekdays except one, and limited alcohol to one glass of red wine
Managed to lift twice, and learned that the gym at the racquet club that I belong to is mostly empty after 7:30 PM. Makes January at the gym easier to deal with
On a side note, I also talked my 15 year old son to lift with me, and now my 13 year old also wants to go
Low points:
Still haven’t figured out how/when to incorporate stretching and body weight exercises into daily routine
Sunday turned into a mess. I ran 2 miles in the afternoon, fasted until 5:00 PM, but then binged on alcohol and carbs later that night while watching TV
Weight at week end was back up to 183.2, for a net loss of 0.6 lbs. Definitely not the 1.5 lbs I was shooting for
Lessons learned:
Must track diet every day for entirety of plan
Weekends cannot be a free for all. Must stick to plan as much as possible
Fasting for too long in the day can often backfire, resulting in binging
Need to solve the riddle of when to do stretching and bodyweight exercises
Need to get into ketosis and stay there
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I had planned to start on January 2nd, but life got in the way. Our dog, Bart, passed away and stress levels in the house made it impossible to focus on exercise and diet. I decided to hold off until Monday January 6 to start.
The day began at the gym, where I did C25K w5d1 (decided to skip weeks 1-4). It went…OK. I did 2 miles in 27 minutes. Not as bad as I had thought, but I still couldn’t sustain running for more than 4-5 minutes. When I run again on Wed, I may take a step make to week 4, or push through on week 5 (probably the latter). The running was followed by plenty of stretching.
I’m currently at 183.8 lbs, and roughly 18% body fat. The plan is to lose 1.5 lbs per week, which is definitely doable. Today I also start abstaining from alcohol during the week, and will keep it to weekends (Fri-Sun) only.
Back in April of 2012, after months of working out and eating well, I made it down to 159 lbs and <10% body fat. I kept my weight down in the mid-160s for the next 12 months. During the summer of 2013, a work project consumed most of my free time, and over indulgence in snacks and alcohol contributed to my weight climbing back up to 185 lbs. This work project is approaching completion, and now that I'm having a difficult time fitting into many of my clothes, I've decided to get back into shape.
As is traditional, I'll start on January 1. My goals and rules are as follows:
Drop to 165 lbs by May 2014.
Long runs up to 10k.
No alcohol on week days (Mo-Th).
Reflect back on week on Fri. Plan next week.
Run 2-3x per week.
Lift 2-3x per week.
Morning stretches and body weight exercises.
Pics every 5 lbs.
Track every day. Can be forgiven if miss weekends.
Weigh in every Sunday.
I am also signed up for the Cohasset Tri in June 2014, so I need to ensure that I’m in excellent shape for that event.
It’s almost time to begin, and I can’t wait to get into the groove. I would start right now, but tomorrow we’re heading up to Loon Mountain in NH for a ski trip, and won’t be back until the evening of January 1st. I’ll do my best to take it easy until then, and will obviously be getting plenty of exercise while skiing. I know I’ll be drinking plenty of alcohol while there, and it’s hard to eat well at a ski resort, so the weight loss won’t start until I return.
Here’s the truth: The reason American kids run a mile slowly is because so many adults can’t run one at all. The 15.5 million runners who competed in road races last year cast an oversized shadow that hides the 300 million who didn’t. Proportionally, few adults run; by comparison, our sluggish kids are speed demons.
